opinion

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December 31, 2020

Maine State Music Theatre’s musical wunderkind
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December 31, 2020

Our View: 2020 was a year of inequality

The coronavirus pandemic affected everyone, but some of us faced an outsized share of disruption.
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December 31, 2020

Anne Holliday Abbott, Portland: Surprise – it’s the president
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December 31, 2020

Commentary: Regional emission-reduction drive must be part of Maine’s transportation solution

It’s important for Maine to participate so we can ensure that the Transportation and Climate Initiative is designed to benefit the unique needs of a rural state.
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December 31, 2020

Commentary: Los Angeles locked down, but COVID came anyway

The city’s crisis contradicts the simple narrative that outbreaks are punishment for red-state recklessness.

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December 30, 2020

Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Looking ahead to the new year at the State House
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December 30, 2020

Commentary: ‘She-cession’ strikes Black and Latina women the most
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December 30, 2020

Commentary: How to make federal policy work for Maine and other rural places

Talk about what’s not working; put someone in charge of the rural agenda; invest in doing economic development differently, and focus on rural-urban connections.
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December 30, 2020

Maine Voices: Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea

Approval of Portland’s rent-control and minimum-wage proposals shows what happens when the public decides issues without asking many hard questions.
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December 29, 2020

The Conversation: 10 reasons why Anthony Fauci was ready to be the face of the US pandemic response